The Long Horizon
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The Long Horizon

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The Long Horizon

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The Long Horizon is an extraordinary book. Much more than simply the chronicle of a life spent farming in the Scottish Highlands, it is also a wonderful collection of stories, both factual and fictional, which reflect the changes that have revolutionised Highland life and dramatically affected the natural environment over the centuries. Using the colourful background to the Fraser clan chiefs as a central theme, from the cunning Red Fox through to the sudden death of the Master of Lovat, which set in train the sale of the Fraser empire around Beaufort Castle, Iain Thomson weaves an entertaining narrative that shows how historical events have such a profound effect on what happens today.Throughout the book shines the writer's deep love of the countryside and a respect for the generations before him who have carved their living from the harsh environment of the Highlands. It is a marvellous celebration both of the farming way of life and one of the most beautiful parts of Scotland.

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Publisher
Birlinn
Year
2013
ISBN
9780857907615
Topic
History
Subtopic
Social History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Foreword
  7. Long horizons, lost
  8. Prelude: Eye to the hills
  9. The greatest Lord Lovat ever
  10. We are resolved to make our graves in the street
  11. The end of all human grandeur
  12. Even a king can smell like a horse
  13. Lazy, ignorant and addicted to drinking
  14. Homes for the Heroes
  15. How many sheep the lands will carry
  16. Your friend is dangerously ill
  17. As far as the eye can see
  18. I could still be dying
  19. His hour is come
  20. Keep an eye on the boy
  21. I’m heading for the high ground
  22. Your issue will be without issue
  23. Where is the eagle?
  24. The Highland Clans in headlong sway
  25. Wallace the Hero of Scotland
  26. My God, it’s his ghost
  27. Beyond the long horizon
  28. Lost horizon found